The Epstein-Barr virus is one of the most common and persistent human viruses in the world, according to the CDC.

Pepper the cat, whose owner works at the University of Florida, gathered a specimen containing a never-before-seen virus for the second time.

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson’s disease, a new study says.

The St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement district said the parish is at an elevated risk for West Nile virus, based on mosquitoes collected in June 2025.

AAPR has launched a nursing home dashboard that brings together clinical and operational measures from across three federal sites.

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds—ticks. Tick season is starting earlier and lasting longer, and ticks are popping up in areas they haven't been found before,

At least one person has died, and three others have been hospitalized this summer with the Powassan Virus disease.While the tick-borne illness is still rare in Wisconsin, the state department of health services is urging health care providers to be on the lookout for signs of it.

The death of an unvaccinated horse from Hendra virus this week in southeast Queensland is the state’s first reported case in three years. Before that, Australia’s last case was in July 2023, when another unvaccinated horse died in New South Wales.

Pepper, the pet cat who made headlines last year for his role in the discovery of the first jeilongvirus found in the U.S., is at it again. This time, his hunting prowess has contributed to the identification of a new strain of orthoreovirus.